I am in southern arizona
Do you mean like the girl in the center of this picture? The dark feathers are a somewhat common occurrence in blues. I have read that it is a result of a blue x black breeding. Breeding back to blues should help minimize it if you don't like it. It is an issue with show breeds, but is not really an issue for Silverudd's Blue. On some the dark feathers can get the beetle green sheen that I think is quite pretty.
Both her and her son have them and his dad was a really light blue[COLOR=006400]Do you mean like the girl in the center of this picture? The dark feathers are a somewhat common occurrence in blues. I have read that it is a result of a blue x black breeding. Breeding back to blues should help minimize it if you don't like it. It is an issue with show breeds, but is not really an issue for Silverudd's Blue. On some the dark feathers can get the beetle green sheen that I think is quite pretty.[/COLOR]
The color to me is not a problem, but the tail set on the cockerel does not look right, as well as all the fluff he has by the tail (have you checked him for mites/lice recently?). His back appears very short in the pictures, which could be bad for production in the pullets he fathers. But maybe it is just the way he is standing. Breeding back to his mother could accentuate those characteristics, but would probably even out the color.
he was in motion in most of the pictures, his tail set is usually a bit lower and he doesn't stand up so straight. I recently moved him and his mom to a different pen, but I might need to check for lice again. I really need to get them a roost in that pen
Welcome to the wonderful and sometimes maddening world of Silverudd's Blue (Isbar)!
